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Intention is miles from a good habit
Our current work on electronic handwash monitoring is accentuating the path of caregiver learning from awareness on to forming new unconscious behaviors. Too often, training is seen as the singular factor in changing handwash behaviors. We train, stop and expect results. There are 7 steps and we stop after step 2 or 3.
Knowledge doesn’t change behaviors. Conviction and repeated practice are the key missing links.
Changing behaviors is not done in a vacuum. Each caregiver is faced with a unique combination of the “headwinds” depicted in the outer band. Time frames for behavior change projects must be pushed forward with mile markers established for each step. Standards and monitoring are critical. Electronic handwash monitoring technologies provide a powerful new tool that mirrors the assistance a scale gives to someone looking to change their eating habits.
Everyone we know, who has intentionally lost weight, has had a scale. Most all caregivers are working without that monitoring, without a scale of success.
Check out the HandsOn System, break through the “training ceiling” and chart a tailored course to sustainable handwashing behaviors, based on risk.
